hoe: Meaning and Definition of
hoe
Pronunciation: (hō), [key]
— n., v., hoed, hoe•ing.
—n.
- a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar.
—v.t.
- to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe.
—v.i.
- to use a hoe.
Hoe
Pronunciation: (hō), [key]
— n.
- 1812–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.
- his father,1784–1833, U.S. manufacturer of printing presses.
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